Articles for Urban Poor

Why over 50% of urban poor in India still rely on informal credit systems? Find out
5 days, 21 hours ago

Why over 50% of urban poor in India still rely on informal credit systems? Find out

Live Mint  

The reliance of urban poor households on informal credit systems remains a significant challenge in the journey toward financial inclusion. Despite advancements in formal banking services, over 50% of urban poor households in India continue to rely on informal credit sources, contributing to an unorganised lending market estimated at nearly $100 billion. Why informal credit persists Informal lenders have become …

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Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Don’t let air pollution cloud the success story of India’s economic emergence

Live Mint  

India has achieved remarkable economic success, ranking as the world’s fifth-largest economy. In September 2013, China introduced a significant national policy to address severe air quality issues that included emission-reduction targets with a focus on key industrial sectors like coal, steel and cement, a regional focus on heavily polluted regions such as Beijing and Tianjin, new regulations for industry, an …

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Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme

The Hindu  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a scheme to enable affordable housing for the urban poor, would be revamped with new features based on learning from the past nine years since when it has been operational, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. A senior official of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that the revamp would …

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World Savings Day: Who is an ‘urban poor’ and how not to become one?
2 years, 1 month ago

World Savings Day: Who is an ‘urban poor’ and how not to become one?

Live Mint  

'Urban poor' was a term that received considerable attention on various social media platforms six years ago. This World Savings Day, MintGenie explains you how to not be an urban poor. Urban poor are the homeless individuals who reside on the city's sidewalks and bundle their stuff into plastic bags to stash in the bushes. Furthermore, your most recent family …

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Explained | The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has rolled out in Rajasthan with the objective of providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be provided on demand for 100 days in a year. The Congress government has touted it as the country's biggest scheme to give guaranteed …

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Urban poor faced highest inflation in January: Crisil report
2 years, 10 months ago

Urban poor faced highest inflation in January: Crisil report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's key economic indicators continue to breach the comfort level of economic policymakers with inflation measured by the consumer price index rising for the fourth consecutive month to 6 per cent in January 2022 compared with 5.7 per cent previous month, the annual wholesale price-based inflation growing at 12.96 per cent in January, easing marginally from growth of …

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Not only overuse of antibiotics but poor hygiene and sanitation can also result in anti-microbial resistance
4 years, 4 months ago

Not only overuse of antibiotics but poor hygiene and sanitation can also result in anti-microbial resistance

Firstpost  

Researchers found that there is a critical need to improve sanitation and hygiene in both urban and rural areas, to slow down the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria Due to antimicrobial resistance, the treatment of diseases like HIV and malaria has become a major challenge. However, in recent research published in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists found that poor hygiene could …

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